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just moments ago, house republicans voted to repeal president obama's health care law for the 37th time. they tried and failed to roll back this same law again and again and again. you would think that would deal with reality by now. they've done it so many times, it's starting to get well, strange. >> we see it coming like the iceberg, only it's not just in a mist. shortly in front of our eyes, we have time to turn. and that's why we are here. >> it's mestasticizing and must be completely repealed. >> wait a minute. i'm confused. is obama care a ship? is it a train or is it a tumor? these republicans it will help 30 million people. these republicans are laughable. but one thing that is not funny is how much time and money they've wasted. the gop has spent over 80 hours, two full work weeks trying to repeal the health care law and it's cost the american taxpayer $55 million. they won't spend money to feed the poor. last night a republican-led house panel voted to cut food stamps by more than $20 billion over ten years for low-income americans. flares a lot of talk about scandals in wash
just moments ago, house republicans voted to repeal president obama's health care law for the 37th time. they tried and failed to roll back this same law again and again and again. you would think that would deal with reality by now. they've done it so many times, it's starting to get well, strange. >> we see it coming like the iceberg, only it's not just in a mist. shortly in front of our eyes, we have time to turn. and that's why we are here. >> it's mestasticizing and must be...
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the irs is going to be granted huge power over our health care in the implementation of obama care. so this is just rotten to the core. this is arrogance. this is big government cronyism and this is not what hard-working taxpayers deserve. >> the irs is going to be the verifying agency of your income. so when the state checks on how many people are covered in a certain business, such as mine, they will make sure that employee a, b, c, and d made so much money, to make sure that they qualify. that's the power the irs is going to have. and they make it sound like it's some intrusion into your front door where the government's going to be taking over. let me tell you something, liberals. we are going to win this fight. and we are going to learn. and i'm asking you, as a consumer, to start asking questions and start paying attention to what really is happening out there with obama care. last night on this program, we gave you a human example of who's going to get helped. tonight i'm telling you as a business owner, i'm not going to be writing the biggest checks i do every month for heal
the irs is going to be granted huge power over our health care in the implementation of obama care. so this is just rotten to the core. this is arrogance. this is big government cronyism and this is not what hard-working taxpayers deserve. >> the irs is going to be the verifying agency of your income. so when the state checks on how many people are covered in a certain business, such as mine, they will make sure that employee a, b, c, and d made so much money, to make sure that they...
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obama care promised us lower costs and a better health care system, but the truth is just the opposite. passing my bill is just the first step toward lower costs and improved health care. >> look, i've been watching these for years. i know what her problem is her. her pollster person is telling her she has wickedly bad numbers on the issue of effectiveness. she's trying to prove she's doing something but she isn't. >>> next, georgia senate candidates. "mother jones" found whoppers in the quote file for the three republican candidates down there. paul broun, phil gingrey, and jack kingston, all currently u.s. congressmen. here it goes on the subject of why same-sex parents should not be allowed to adopt children. "if they wanted a babe by bad enough, they could make that choice." do you believe it? it's the 21st century. in other words, just don't be gay. next on the subject of evolution, jack kingston said, "i believe i came from god, not a monkey. i don't believe a creature crawled out of the sea and became a human being one day." is that what evolution is? finally, before obama care
obama care promised us lower costs and a better health care system, but the truth is just the opposite. passing my bill is just the first step toward lower costs and improved health care. >> look, i've been watching these for years. i know what her problem is her. her pollster person is telling her she has wickedly bad numbers on the issue of effectiveness. she's trying to prove she's doing something but she isn't. >>> next, georgia senate candidates. "mother jones"...
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. >> the issue is obama care and we're going to keep the focus on obama care. >> keep the focus on obama care, the scandal here is that there is a real urgent health care crisis right now. 45,000 americans die every year because they don't have health insurance. nearly 50 million are uninsured and nearly seven million of those are children. but the republicans just don't care. they just want to play the lit cal game of repeal, repeal, repeal that will go know where it's ugly politics and shows the tea party extremism governing today's republican party. joining me is e.j. dionne and bob shrum. thank you for your time this evening. >> glad to be with you. >> e.j., repeal, repeal, but for what reason? >> well, you know, reverend, i think we can all agree, republicans enjoy voting to repeal obama care. and if they did it a few times, you know, it unifies the base and most of them vote the same time but 45 times becomes a case of self-parody. this is a very different republican party from the past. in the past, all kinds of republicans, from john chaffey to bob dole to richard dixon recognize
. >> the issue is obama care and we're going to keep the focus on obama care. >> keep the focus on obama care, the scandal here is that there is a real urgent health care crisis right now. 45,000 americans die every year because they don't have health insurance. nearly 50 million are uninsured and nearly seven million of those are children. but the republicans just don't care. they just want to play the lit cal game of repeal, repeal, repeal that will go know where it's ugly...
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health care act. he he wrote a new book, "brothers emanuel." i really want to read that book. one is the great hollywood agent ari emanuel who stars in a movie, and rahm emanuel is mayor of chicago. what is it like to have brothers like that? does your mom think you're the intellectual? >> the doctor in the family. that's the key. >> that's a permanent job. let me ask you about -- i smell a rat. i think the republicans would like to spread the word out there that obama care isn't good for you and therefore sort of upchuck it. if it comes to you, do whatever you got to do. if you're a barber, you got two seats, each guy makes 25 or 30 o year, make it difficult on yourself or the government. >> they're certainly trying to delegitimate the bill and everything with it. the exchanges are going to open -- at least enrollment on october 1st. we'll have three months there for people to get insurance, subsidized by the government. if people don't sign up that's a big problem. i think they're trying to create e
health care act. he he wrote a new book, "brothers emanuel." i really want to read that book. one is the great hollywood agent ari emanuel who stars in a movie, and rahm emanuel is mayor of chicago. what is it like to have brothers like that? does your mom think you're the intellectual? >> the doctor in the family. that's the key. >> that's a permanent job. let me ask you about -- i smell a rat. i think the republicans would like to spread the word out there that obama...
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would be obama's waterloo. there are certain things in politics you believe may be true and this is among them. this moment owe basically says the republicans shouldn't try to pass any other bills in order to distract the fact that they want to hold hearings and attack obama as much as possible. that's not a good political strategy, i don't think, and it is not good to say that out loud because it makes you seem cynical because it is craven and cynical. >> there you have it right there, but in addition to what you just said, anna, congress' approval ratings are at an all-time low. they have the nickname of the do-nothing congress. the grillo article is pointing out a third of the republican-controlled committees in the house and they're spending their time investigating some facet of the obama administration. so what do you think is the potential risk and reward for republicans here? >> sure, as far as the reward, right? they're looking at 2014, 2016, trying to turn the narrative as demonizing democrats, but th
would be obama's waterloo. there are certain things in politics you believe may be true and this is among them. this moment owe basically says the republicans shouldn't try to pass any other bills in order to distract the fact that they want to hold hearings and attack obama as much as possible. that's not a good political strategy, i don't think, and it is not good to say that out loud because it makes you seem cynical because it is craven and cynical. >> there you have it right there,...
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i think they feel energized, they feel like they have an opening against the obama administration. they're expanding it to include criticism of the health care act which we'll see the vote on later this afternoon in the house because, of course, the irs is the enforcement agency in that individual mandate that has anchored so much conservatives. >> is there anything in that hundred pages of e-mails that the white house released yesterday afternoon that indicates that there is any there? >> not really. thank you for mentioning the piece on time.com if people want to reads it. and i saw nothing new there to advance the story we already knew. we knew this already, but as a reminder, benghazi is more of a cia story than is generally appreciated. that facility there was primarily a cia site where they were doing a lot of work including trying to contain some of the arms they had gotten loose. the cia disputed who was in charge. at the end of the day, it was the deputy cia director morale who took out a lot of language whose deletion republicans object to. by the way, every iteration of
i think they feel energized, they feel like they have an opening against the obama administration. they're expanding it to include criticism of the health care act which we'll see the vote on later this afternoon in the house because, of course, the irs is the enforcement agency in that individual mandate that has anchored so much conservatives. >> is there anything in that hundred pages of e-mails that the white house released yesterday afternoon that indicates that there is any there?...
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under obama care they would. many americans are in desperate need of health insurance. it's literally a matter of life and death. let me say that again. it is literally a matter of life and death. now last week on our first ed show in this time slot i asked for a volunteer with cancer and no health insurance to come forward and share your experience with the audience. let's hear the other side of the story. the next story is a perfect exam. of why republicans should leave obama care alone. dan see cois a 26-year-old freelance sports writer. this young man has played by the rules his entire life. he worked shard, studied hard, went to graduate school and is pursuing a career as a 0 freelance sports journalist. soonz he turned 26 years old he lost his health care. you can't go around the corner and buy any kind of private health insurance plan you want. then after losing his health care at the age of 26, just a few months after that through no fault of his own he was diagnosed with nonhod kins limb to ma. where is dan? he's facing the monumental task of figuring out how h
under obama care they would. many americans are in desperate need of health insurance. it's literally a matter of life and death. let me say that again. it is literally a matter of life and death. now last week on our first ed show in this time slot i asked for a volunteer with cancer and no health insurance to come forward and share your experience with the audience. let's hear the other side of the story. the next story is a perfect exam. of why republicans should leave obama care alone. dan...
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the argument in passing obama care was to bring down health care costs. health care costs are coming down. so why does no one care? no one cares that health care costs are going down? the reason is because the cardinal rule of washington politics -- and this is really important. it makes everything make sense. when people talk about deficits, they are actually talking about something else. no one actually cares about the deficit. the simple reason why nobody was talking about it today is just because they don't care. and if there is one person in washington -- and this is the grand, tragic, comic irony of this whole situation. if there is one person in washington who genuinely seems to care about deficits, well -- >> here's what you need to know. first, i will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits. either now or in the future. i will not sign it if it adds one dime to the deficit now or in the future. period. >> joining me tonight, columnist at the washington post and an msnbc policy analyst, ezra, it is great to have you here. this combinati
the argument in passing obama care was to bring down health care costs. health care costs are coming down. so why does no one care? no one cares that health care costs are going down? the reason is because the cardinal rule of washington politics -- and this is really important. it makes everything make sense. when people talk about deficits, they are actually talking about something else. no one actually cares about the deficit. the simple reason why nobody was talking about it today is just...
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new health care law. the robert wood johnson foundation could contribute at much as $10 million, h & r block, $5 million. >> the very popular green card lottery could get the ax as part of the new immigration bill. the program gives visas to 50,000 residents. >> it is graduation season and right now vice president joe biden is about to speak to the graduating class at the university of pennsylvania. his granddaughter just finished his freshman year there and his son, bo, is also a graduate. >> over the weekend, the first lady spoke to eastern kentucky grads. >> make no mistake, you can go anywhere, anywhere you choose. so be proud and never, ever doubt yourselves. walk boldly on that road ahead, no matter where it takes you. >> try to do something that will make you happy and most people are happiest doing what they are best at. you have been given that gift. >> and if you read only one thing this morning, tell the truth. how often have you called in sick when you weren't really sick? blue flu got you dow
new health care law. the robert wood johnson foundation could contribute at much as $10 million, h & r block, $5 million. >> the very popular green card lottery could get the ax as part of the new immigration bill. the program gives visas to 50,000 residents. >> it is graduation season and right now vice president joe biden is about to speak to the graduating class at the university of pennsylvania. his granddaughter just finished his freshman year there and his son, bo, is also...
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. >>> also, the republican obsession with creating a new watergate for president obama. we're throwing some sand in the gears of the gop scandal machine. >>> and angelina jolie's courageous choice. inspiring millions of women and putting a new focus on health care inequality in america. stay with us. oh this is lame, investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars on their 401(k) to hidden fees. is that what you're looking for, like a hidden fee in your giant mom bag? maybe i have them... oh that's right i don't because i rolled my account over to e-trade where... woah. okay... they don't have hidden fees... hey fern. the junk drawer? why would they... is that my gerbil? you said he moved to a tiny farm. that's it, i'm running away. no, no you can't come! [ male announcer ] e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> have you joined the politics nation conversation on facebook yet? we hope you will. today many in our facebook community were outraged over the story of a latino outreach director for the republican party who became a democrat because of what he called the, qu
. >>> also, the republican obsession with creating a new watergate for president obama. we're throwing some sand in the gears of the gop scandal machine. >>> and angelina jolie's courageous choice. inspiring millions of women and putting a new focus on health care inequality in america. stay with us. oh this is lame, investors could lose tens of thousands of dollars on their 401(k) to hidden fees. is that what you're looking for, like a hidden fee in your giant mom bag? maybe...
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we said the president's health care law. because our attorneys said that if we used obama, the name obama, that would cause problems for our pending status. >> joy reid, thank you for joining us tonight. my concern, i've voiced to loudly, this is catnip for the hard right. it says the government's the enemy. the government's out to get you. the helicopters are next. we're going to come get your guns. confiscate what you have and perhaps take you away to a concentration camp. it's not just paranoia if you have this kind of evidence. i think it is paranoia most of the time. if this thing gets out to be fact, if it's clear they were going through returns like this young lady, this lady's returns, her organization's returns, if they're going around systemically looking for the right wing, it could be the left wing next year. that's my view. i think the president was right. i think he should have been tougher. >> well, chris, you know, there's a couple things here just to impact. first of all, obviously the people in that cincinn
we said the president's health care law. because our attorneys said that if we used obama, the name obama, that would cause problems for our pending status. >> joy reid, thank you for joining us tonight. my concern, i've voiced to loudly, this is catnip for the hard right. it says the government's the enemy. the government's out to get you. the helicopters are next. we're going to come get your guns. confiscate what you have and perhaps take you away to a concentration camp. it's not just...
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president obama is meeting with david cameron at the white house tomorrow. afterward cameron heads to boston for an fbi briefing on last month's bombings. >>> prince harry is attending a second day of events at the warri warrior event in colorado. back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. we're watching adventure seekers, but why do they do it? what makes them drive faster? climb hider? take bigger chances than the rest of us? our next has an interesting motivation that puts him on top of the world. christian skoue is balancing on a narrow gorge above a fjord, attempting the highest slack line walk when suddenly -- it's august 3rd, 2006. chris chin is atop the mountain in southwest norway. he's strung the nylon cord himself, testing each screw, and edging along the wire checking it inch by inch. his only protects if he falls will be a safety harness attached to the line. if the cord or screws break, christian will plunge to his defendant. >> translator: there are a lot of things that can go wrong. for example, y
president obama is meeting with david cameron at the white house tomorrow. afterward cameron heads to boston for an fbi briefing on last month's bombings. >>> prince harry is attending a second day of events at the warri warrior event in colorado. back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. we're watching adventure seekers, but why do they do it? what makes them drive faster? climb hider? take bigger chances than...
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care legislation. >>> speaking of that, obama care was under fire again yesterday. the 38th time a vote was taken to try to change the law. 229-195, just two democrats voting with republicans. since being signed into law, the affordable care act remains a divisive issue among americans. just 35% of americans have a favorable opinion of the law. of those who oppose it, 53% believe lawmakers should continue to try to repeal or change it. >>> and while congress has failed to come to terms on legislation in terms of guns and the deficit, immigration reform may not suffer the same fate. the so-called gang of eight's proposal has made it through a third round of senate committee hearings mostly in tact. the committee is considering more than 300 amendments to the bill. meanwhile, in the house, lawmakers reached an agreement in principle on a proposal. the plan is to be more conservative than the senates but will still contain a pathway to citizenship. >>> to business, tim cook says he'll propose a dramatic simplification of tax laws when he heads to washington next week.
care legislation. >>> speaking of that, obama care was under fire again yesterday. the 38th time a vote was taken to try to change the law. 229-195, just two democrats voting with republicans. since being signed into law, the affordable care act remains a divisive issue among americans. just 35% of americans have a favorable opinion of the law. of those who oppose it, 53% believe lawmakers should continue to try to repeal or change it. >>> and while congress has failed to come...
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they are debating the president's health care law. and about one hour from now, re their 38th vote to repeal obama care. or is it the 37th? or maybe the 40th? to be perfectly honest, there are have been so many votes, it's almost impossible to keep a tally. the cbo informed paul ryan and the republicans on wednesday they do not have time to score what that repeal would mean because "we anticipate a similar result were we to do so." and yet there were the republicans this morning trotting out the same tired old lines, this time with a side serving of the irs. >> i'm if petition. i'm quite worried about the privacy of medical records. i'm quite worried that your medical records now will be evaluated by the irs. >> will our most personal, sensitive information be used to deny health care? >> joining us now is democratic congressman chris van hollen of maryland. welcome back, sir. it's great to have you with us. >> good to be with you, martin. >> when speaker boehner was asked whether there will be repeal votes in the future, he said this
they are debating the president's health care law. and about one hour from now, re their 38th vote to repeal obama care. or is it the 37th? or maybe the 40th? to be perfectly honest, there are have been so many votes, it's almost impossible to keep a tally. the cbo informed paul ryan and the republicans on wednesday they do not have time to score what that repeal would mean because "we anticipate a similar result were we to do so." and yet there were the republicans this morning...
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or will it be like with health care, they're still trying to repeal obama care. >> i don't think it ends the conversation. i'm not sure there are in republicans in a position to change it anytime soon. you know, the minnesota house is up next year, but the minnesota senate is not. so it would take them another presidential year to try again. and frankly, when what we've seen in the polls on all of this, who knows where the polling will be. who knows where people will be in 2014, in 2016, and in 2020? >> and we don't know that, but we do know the polling is much different than it was in 2002, 2003. look at that state like mine, and it's funny, in our state, we were defining the definition of marriage and that meant marriage between a man and a woman. but if you look at those and where our state has evolved from since then. in 2002, it was a political issue. it was for karl rove and for the rest of them to get all of these republicans out of their houses and to the polls and it worked. >> and look at just the last year. this week is the one-year anniversary of president obama coming out in
or will it be like with health care, they're still trying to repeal obama care. >> i don't think it ends the conversation. i'm not sure there are in republicans in a position to change it anytime soon. you know, the minnesota house is up next year, but the minnesota senate is not. so it would take them another presidential year to try again. and frankly, when what we've seen in the polls on all of this, who knows where the polling will be. who knows where people will be in 2014, in 2016,...
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president obama meets with prime minister david cameron at the white house tomorrow. afterward cameron heads to boston for an fbi briefing on last month's bombings. >>> prince harry attending a second day of events in colorado. he heads to colorado later this week. >>> iron man 3 won the box office battle. the great gatsby won a second. >>> now back to "predator raw." >>> we keep getting guys on the schedule a couple hours out. as it gets closer, something changes their mind. and that's what's been going on. that's why i'm not giving you updates on guys, because as the time approaches they keep bailing out. >> perverted justice decoys have been chatting with a number of men right around greenville and in darke county. and there came a point saturday where they just started going away. >> the word's out around here. greenville is having a chat where these guys stop talking. >> the detectives later speculated that somehow word got out around town, that our investigation was compromised. >> anybody that does surveillance knows it's sit and wait. ten seconds of action, fo
president obama meets with prime minister david cameron at the white house tomorrow. afterward cameron heads to boston for an fbi briefing on last month's bombings. >>> prince harry attending a second day of events in colorado. he heads to colorado later this week. >>> iron man 3 won the box office battle. the great gatsby won a second. >>> now back to "predator raw." >>> we keep getting guys on the schedule a couple hours out. as it gets closer,...
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so how much do you think the politics around health care and around obama care impact the ultimate decision. >> i think the justices are very aware of what was going on. after the health care decision, i spoke with one who said he really didn't know why but he really felt the outside political pressure more than he had in other cases. not that it affected his decision but it was really hyped. that's really the hardest question to ask, when is the court doing politics. when is the court doing law. >> what i try to say to people in the book. each justice is the sum total of his or her life experiences in life and the law. and they bring those experiences to bear on the cases before them. the results are what the resultsful are i think we would be naive to believe they don't have certain ideological inclintonations. what also makes this time very interesting to watch this, i point out, for the first time in decades, we have five justices pointed by republican presidents and four by democratic presidents. >> and i want to get you to compare this court and its politics with other courts. how doe
so how much do you think the politics around health care and around obama care impact the ultimate decision. >> i think the justices are very aware of what was going on. after the health care decision, i spoke with one who said he really didn't know why but he really felt the outside political pressure more than he had in other cases. not that it affected his decision but it was really hyped. that's really the hardest question to ask, when is the court doing politics. when is the court...
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you make sure all roads to washington lead to president obama. the biggest revelation that the irs gave scrutiny. whose nads include tea party, 912 and patriot. yesterday the house ways and means committee held a hearing about the issue. dave camp had this to say to open the discussion. >> it seems like the american truth is hidden from people just long enough to make it through an election. the american people have the right to a truth tochlt a government that delivers the facts, good or bad, no matter what. president obama promised to be different and to deliver a presidential government. he was right. america deserves better. >> chairman camp was clear on how to characterize the irs mistake of a reflection of the fitness of our president. that hearing quickly turned to someone trying to score political points. this keeps happening in the congress. the rabinging member predicted this outcome in his opening statement. >> if this hearing becomes essentially a boot strap to continue the campaign of 2012 and to prepare for 2014, we will be making a
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care. >> the irs has a role to play in t the -- >> over our health care in the impluication of health care. >> implementing obama care. >> now there's rumors who wrote the policy is the person running obama care. >> it's very possible that republicans overplay their hand, try to so hard to make this a scandal that they turn the public off. but a new cnn poll shows the president's approval has remained steady in the wake of these so-called controversies at 53%. and no more than 7 of 10 americans call the irs actions unacceptable. they believe the agency acted on its own. 30% think it acted under the order of white house officials and that just about matches core conservative number in most polling. there is, of course, plenty of examples where you can argue that government has worked. think of the rebuilding after hurricane sandy or the response of the boston bombings. it's never a good story when a white house has to respond to examples when the government isn't working very well for the american people. competency in government. remember, this is what undid bush in the second term mo
care. >> the irs has a role to play in t the -- >> over our health care in the impluication of health care. >> implementing obama care. >> now there's rumors who wrote the policy is the person running obama care. >> it's very possible that republicans overplay their hand, try to so hard to make this a scandal that they turn the public off. but a new cnn poll shows the president's approval has remained steady in the wake of these so-called controversies at 53%. and...
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look at how they were handling obama care. so, the -- the investigations could go at least until the midterm elections in 2014. they could be affected by outside bents. somebody pointed out to me, if the boston marathon tragedy were to happen next week, something like that, all this would look very different. >> it's interesting. it doesn't seem obama has a ton of friends in some of these situations. and now, you have an article out this morning about some staffers who talk about him being aloof. is some of that coming back to bite him? >> that's a great point. and we have a column behind the curtain, talking about d.c. versus obama. talking about the fact that there was not a reservoir of goodwill for the president with the democratic friends and allies around town. his political fortunes are no longer tied with democrats who are being more critical of him. and the press corps, has gotten beaten up for being pro-obama, soft on obama. at the same time the white house was complaining to us. they have no incentive to go easy, ei
look at how they were handling obama care. so, the -- the investigations could go at least until the midterm elections in 2014. they could be affected by outside bents. somebody pointed out to me, if the boston marathon tragedy were to happen next week, something like that, all this would look very different. >> it's interesting. it doesn't seem obama has a ton of friends in some of these situations. and now, you have an article out this morning about some staffers who talk about him...
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obama care promised us lower costs and a better health care system, but the truth is just the opposite. passing my bill is just the first step toward lower costs and improved health care. >> look, i've been watching these for years. i know what her problem is her. her pollster person is telling her she has wickedly bad numbers on the issue of effectiveness. she's trying to prove she's doing something but she isn't. >>> next, georgia senate candidates. "mother jones" found whoppers in the quote file for the three republican candidates down there. paul broun, phil gingrey, and jack kingston, all currently u.s. congressmen. here it goes on the subject of why same-sex parents should not be allowed to adopt children. "if they wanted a babe by bad enough, they could make that choice." do you believe it? it's the 21st century. in other words, just don't be gay. next on the subject of evolution, jack kingston said, "i believe i came from god, not a monkey. i don't believe a creature crawled out of the sea and became a human being one day." is that what evolution is? finally, before obama care
obama care promised us lower costs and a better health care system, but the truth is just the opposite. passing my bill is just the first step toward lower costs and improved health care. >> look, i've been watching these for years. i know what her problem is her. her pollster person is telling her she has wickedly bad numbers on the issue of effectiveness. she's trying to prove she's doing something but she isn't. >>> next, georgia senate candidates. "mother jones"...
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be responsible for implementing obama care that will mortify the american people. the whole episode reinforces and confirms the american people's worst fears about big government run amok. >> on saturday, lamar alexander compared kathleen sebelius for the implementation of health care to iran contra. marco rubio will introduce legislation introduced in the house by mike turner criminalizing the groups. oversight and government reform and ways and means. also plans to investigate the irs friday. a race to try to get a hearing started. john mccain and karl levin plan an investigation of the role of nonprofit groups in politics to include the irs. folks, there was a whole part of this system with the irs that frankly a lot of campaign advocates want to bring attention to and they will have a harder time. as critical as the president was, what drew his fire on monday was benbenghazi. he called it a political circus. >> the whole issue of talking points frankly throughout this process has been a side show. suddenly three days ago this gets spun up as if there is somethi
be responsible for implementing obama care that will mortify the american people. the whole episode reinforces and confirms the american people's worst fears about big government run amok. >> on saturday, lamar alexander compared kathleen sebelius for the implementation of health care to iran contra. marco rubio will introduce legislation introduced in the house by mike turner criminalizing the groups. oversight and government reform and ways and means. also plans to investigate the irs...
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your vote on his health care reform and what happened during that meeting. >> well, i had to tell him, the one in the oval office. >> exactly. >> it was a beautiful snowy day and i had to give him the message that i would not be voting for his health care bill because of the issues that had not been addressed and because it had become so complicated and big and obviously he was disappointed. but it was a beautiful snowy day and his two daughters were out playing in the snow, with the dog and the white house photographer. so it was an iconic scene. >>ing did he say that you could be a modern-day joan of arc? >> yes, he did. he called me up and he said, i could be joan of arc. and i said, but mr. president, she burned at the stake. he said, i'll be there with a hose, and i said, that would be great if i believed twab the right approach. >> how intense does the pressure become when you know you and your colleague, susan collins, the two moderate republicans, we've seen how endangered a species, northeast moderate republicans are in the party. >> it's interesting, people think they're alw
your vote on his health care reform and what happened during that meeting. >> well, i had to tell him, the one in the oval office. >> exactly. >> it was a beautiful snowy day and i had to give him the message that i would not be voting for his health care bill because of the issues that had not been addressed and because it had become so complicated and big and obviously he was disappointed. but it was a beautiful snowy day and his two daughters were out playing in the snow,...
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. >>> coming up, republicans try to kill the obama administration in its crib. let's face it, that's what mccobble wm mcconnell was trying to do. now some are calling for impeachment? they're calling him tyrannical. they're playing on the side to destroy health care. they're really out to get the guy. they can't think of what to get him on yet. this is an interesting group here. >>> plus, that sound you hear is the air coming out of the benghazi balloon. tonight, what we really learned about the scandal, which it isn't a scandal. >>> also, dick cheney, how you say it, and donald rumsfeld, his come padre, accused president obama of pull a fast one. think about it. they should talk. they had a war under their belt. jon stewart takes on the men who brought you the war in iraq. >>> let me finish tonight with the two parties in this country. one party is trying to do something, and the other party sits around cheering for its disaster. this is "hardball." the place for politics. i'm so glad you called. thank you. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my de
. >>> coming up, republicans try to kill the obama administration in its crib. let's face it, that's what mccobble wm mcconnell was trying to do. now some are calling for impeachment? they're calling him tyrannical. they're playing on the side to destroy health care. they're really out to get the guy. they can't think of what to get him on yet. this is an interesting group here. >>> plus, that sound you hear is the air coming out of the benghazi balloon. tonight, what we...
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phillips'. >>> the obama team on the defensive. critics say the response from the white house has been too passive, but headline after headline hinting the president's response to the scandals, bring in our wednesday gaggle -- >> why do people come here for? >> that's right. any way, david, i think that today, it seems like a lot of focus on the white house. it always seems a step slow, a step behind. three days late. even after this report, a harshly worded release. >> the other option would have been having the president come out, which he doesn't do and we'll see what their response is today. yesterday and the day before that, they've said we have to see the ig reporter ourselves and others are saying just get out there, it's been reported clearly on what's going on. the irs said they have found themselves doing. why not that might be a better way of the president accepting blame. >> you can make the specific case, micro managed the justice department, all these things would be problematic, but at some point as your colleague wr
phillips'. >>> the obama team on the defensive. critics say the response from the white house has been too passive, but headline after headline hinting the president's response to the scandals, bring in our wednesday gaggle -- >> why do people come here for? >> that's right. any way, david, i think that today, it seems like a lot of focus on the white house. it always seems a step slow, a step behind. three days late. even after this report, a harshly worded release....
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it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. >>> thanks to the beatles, the british invasion was fun, not scary. but if president obama was for any help from prime minister david cameron at the white house today, he didn't get it. and the one american reporter allowed to ask just one question, well, she wouldn't let it die. we've got time for a couple question. >> when did you first learn the irs was conservative political groups? do you feel that the irs has betrayed the public's trust and what do you think the repercussions for these actions should be? on benghazi, do you think the white house misled the public about its role in shaping the talking points and do you stand by your administration's assertions that they were not purposely change? is it your interception to send the syrian opposition forces weapons? >> the long and wiping road that that question was. i just came one that. in the guest spot today, here come the sun. the president historian, alan lichtman to put this second term curse business t
it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. >>> thanks to the beatles, the british invasion was fun, not scary. but if president obama was for any help from prime minister david cameron at the white house today, he didn't get it. and the one american reporter allowed to ask just one question, well, she wouldn't let it die. we've got time for a couple question. >> when did you first learn the irs was conservative political groups? do you feel that the irs...
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what does that mean with the development of so many types of legislation including the health care law which is dependent on the irs. that is when the names you brought up i think will really go edown in that respect. >> great to see you. thank you. >>> president obama has picked the man who will lead the overhaul of the irs after departure of steve miller. t that man will be danny werfel who worked for republican and democratic legislations. the "new york times" is describing him as the administration's point man on managing the budget cuts under sequestration. he faces the daunting task of leading the irs out of one of the biggest scandals in its history. joining me is irs commissioner during the bush administration. as we talk about this new name, danny werfel starts next wednesday certainly as this pressure is going to be provided from all sides, a lot of scrutiny from day one. explain how big of a challenge it is going to be to overhaul such a large organization with so many eye balls looking at your work. >> danny worked for me when i was at omb. i know him well. he is a straight
what does that mean with the development of so many types of legislation including the health care law which is dependent on the irs. that is when the names you brought up i think will really go edown in that respect. >> great to see you. thank you. >>> president obama has picked the man who will lead the overhaul of the irs after departure of steve miller. t that man will be danny werfel who worked for republican and democratic legislations. the "new york times" is...
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care, it's very important to ask could there potentially be political implications regarding health care, access to health care, denial of health care, will that happen? based upon a person's political beliefs or their religiously held beliefs? >> if bachmann weamanaged to we two concepts of paranoia together, she was not alone. mitch mcconnell conflated things at the irs. >> it's clear they were on a jihad in the middle of the presidential election. trying to silence the voices of the critics of the administration. >> meanwhile, the white house sought to end debate over benghazi by releasing 100 pages of emails detailing the role played by the white house which the white house suggests was decidedly less than controversial. the it suggest that mr. obama's aides mostly mediated a bureaucratic tug of war between the state department and the c.i.a. over how much to disclose. never minding that, republicans remained confident that somehow there must be documents somewhere showing a scandal, any scandal as long as it's a scandal. >> absolutely for total certainty, this is a small bit of
care, it's very important to ask could there potentially be political implications regarding health care, access to health care, denial of health care, will that happen? based upon a person's political beliefs or their religiously held beliefs? >> if bachmann weamanaged to we two concepts of paranoia together, she was not alone. mitch mcconnell conflated things at the irs. >> it's clear they were on a jihad in the middle of the presidential election. trying to silence the voices of...
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the danger for the obama white house is that they want to be able to do some big things and implement the health care law to be able to push for a comprehensive immigration reform while using the power of the government to do these things and having -- even if you say they were bureaucratic mess-ups and folks that don't do their job well and this does erode the public's trust in the government when you are the party in charge of the executive branch and when you're the party that wants to do big thing with the government and even though it's not a completely fair characterization and we're talking about millions of federal employees and there were some people who were screwing up from time to time, but that is the one danger, particularly if this story doesn't reach the scandal level and doesn't have president obama's finishinger points on it. >> i want to read you something that you first highlighted reading by joel klein in the "time" magazine, it can be and argued that the president is to blame for lousy management. why haven't the democrats proposed a full-scale review of civil se
the danger for the obama white house is that they want to be able to do some big things and implement the health care law to be able to push for a comprehensive immigration reform while using the power of the government to do these things and having -- even if you say they were bureaucratic mess-ups and folks that don't do their job well and this does erode the public's trust in the government when you are the party in charge of the executive branch and when you're the party that wants to do...
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sara covers health care policy for the washington post. kate covers homes and joanne greel joins was, as well. it's great to have you all here. i want to start out by showing the "new york times" and what they put out today in regard to obama care in this vote coming up. it's the 43rd day that they've devoted time on this issue according to our court. it's in the upper 30s. almost 40 times there that the vote has come up on this. we all remember john boehner said this was the law of the land. >> one of the things that john boehner has said is he has a lot of -- who want to be on the record opposing this law and he's giving them the chance to vote against it. and it's easy to write off over three dozen votes as inconsequential. at the same time, we are polling showing about facilitiers and americans think that congress has repealed the laws. there is a real impact of having these repeated votes again and again in term of how the public cares about the affordable care act. >> they have had 218 days since taking power in january of 2011. but
sara covers health care policy for the washington post. kate covers homes and joanne greel joins was, as well. it's great to have you all here. i want to start out by showing the "new york times" and what they put out today in regard to obama care in this vote coming up. it's the 43rd day that they've devoted time on this issue according to our court. it's in the upper 30s. almost 40 times there that the vote has come up on this. we all remember john boehner said this was the law of...
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>> again, i'm -- i'm concerned about obama care simply because, donny, you're in business, i've been in business, health care costs continue to go up 20% a year for small, medium-sized businesses. it's not doing anything to bend the curve on health care. i think it's a big concern going forward. i can tell you my district all throughout florida, people are very concerned. their number one issue for small business is affordable and av l available health care and they have no answers. i think this is going to be a huge challenge, government taking on this role of going forward and i think the democrats and probably a lot of people are very concerned about it. >> right now, david gregory, we are showing a kaiser family foundation poll, only 35% of americans have a favorable impression of obama care. roughly the same amount of people who believe the federal government blew up building seven at -- during 9/11. i mean that is a small percentage to support such landmark legislation several years after it passes. the embarrassing news for the obama administration yesterday, that the person t
>> again, i'm -- i'm concerned about obama care simply because, donny, you're in business, i've been in business, health care costs continue to go up 20% a year for small, medium-sized businesses. it's not doing anything to bend the curve on health care. i think it's a big concern going forward. i can tell you my district all throughout florida, people are very concerned. their number one issue for small business is affordable and av l available health care and they have no answers. i...
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republicans will hold a repeal vote for the obama care plan today. there is going to continue to be all these implementation markers throughout the next year and there's been problems in implementing the law. so if republicans can season this and say, listen, health care implementation has been a debacle because the federal government is too big because that is the theology of obama, and democrats, that could hurt democrats in 2014. i think that's where republicans are going to try to keep the focus. in doing that, you guys have been talking on the show, they have to resist this urge to say nutty things. in the past when republicans get into this situation, everyone wants to out do themselves or out do their fellow republicans and they say nuttier and nuttier things and it turns what could be a political winner into a political loser because people start to feel sorry for the president or the democrats are going after him. >> and prominent conservatives, jim, have come out and said things like that. charles krauthammer said let's drop the watergate n
republicans will hold a repeal vote for the obama care plan today. there is going to continue to be all these implementation markers throughout the next year and there's been problems in implementing the law. so if republicans can season this and say, listen, health care implementation has been a debacle because the federal government is too big because that is the theology of obama, and democrats, that could hurt democrats in 2014. i think that's where republicans are going to try to keep the...
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and it would be an ongoing, perhaps not a 38th vote on the house floor as with health care. but an ongoing continued story line. >> well, look, we've written that there is about a third of the house committees that are right now investigating the obama administration. and that is a big reason why there is going to be some difficulty for the white house in trying to get in front of this stuff. and i think the bigger issue here is what does it do to the second term agenda? immigration reform is the big thing that the president wants to get done. really was the big thing coming in. aside from taxes after his election. and while that is moving along pretty normally, because you have about half the republican party that wants to get that done. there is a potential problem with that. because you know, while talk radio may be talking about irs and benghazi, there is going to be a section that says, look, we can't trust them to implement health care. we can't trust them to implement border security if they can't even run the irs. that's a talking point i think we'll hear a lot of. >
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health and human service. >> i'm sorry, obama care. >> but that's -- that's my point. >> how can you say they are not? they are. >> they are not solely responsible for the implementation of obama care, for you to say that is wrong and you know it's wrong. you know it's not true. >>> it is not wrong. lois learner, she went and she made this statement last week at the bar association meeting in washington, d.c. now we find out the woman that has been over all the non-profit area of the irs is now in charge of implementing obama care. >> she is no in the charge of implementing obama care? >> not in charge? oh, my gosh. >> she is not in charge of implementing obama care. you knee is not true. >> she absolutely s the fact of the matter is the irs is gonna have a part of obama care. >> okay that's accurate, what you said right there, that is accurate. but to say you're going to have a part, to be a part of implementation and to say your nee charge, those are two very big -- big -- different things. >> no, they are responsible for the implementation of obama care. the point -- this is the p
health and human service. >> i'm sorry, obama care. >> but that's -- that's my point. >> how can you say they are not? they are. >> they are not solely responsible for the implementation of obama care, for you to say that is wrong and you know it's wrong. you know it's not true. >>> it is not wrong. lois learner, she went and she made this statement last week at the bar association meeting in washington, d.c. now we find out the woman that has been over all the...